Derbyshire council’s education chief has responded to criticism concerning a half-a-million pound payout for two consultancy firms as the authority continues to battle an estimated budget shortfall of over £39m with cuts and saving plans. Resident David Ingham questioned the logic behind the authority’s agreement to pay out £565,000 to two consultants – Populate Consulting
As part of the council’s more than £1 million investment in its parks, four new play areas have opened across the borough of Chesterfield. The Mayor of Chesterfield and the Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Derbyshire officially opened a new play area on Cottage Close in Poolsbrook on Wednesday 15 May. New play areas have also been
An investigation is being carried out following a chemical spill on a road in Chesterfield yesterday evening, Monday 20 May. Police were called just before 4.30pm to Chatsworth Road, near to Brampton Home Furnishers and Wheatbridge Surgery, to concerns over a spillage on the road and pavement. Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service attended to help
Campaigners and opposition councillors are calling for Derbyshire council to reconsider its plans to close up to 11 elderly care homes as part of ongoing saving strategies to overcome an estimated budget deficit of nearly £40m for the current financial year. Conservative-controlled Derbyshire County Council has launched a 12-week public consultation to consider the future
A Derbyshire council leader has been accused of “chucking his teddies out of the pram” while seeking to withdraw thousands of pounds of authority funding. The accusation was made during a meeting on Thursday (May 16) of what was supposed to be all the leaders and chief executives of Derbyshire’s councils, along with the new
Derbyshire needs more dentists and other dental professionals to plug NHS service gaps and patients with good hygiene will be advised to visit less regularly, a meeting has heard. A meeting hosted by Derbyshire County Council today (Monday, May 13) heard how there have been seven NHS dental services contracts terminated within Derbyshire since November
A man has appeared in court after being charged with stalking a woman in Dronfield. Leigh Wragg, of Shoreham Street in Sheffield, was arrested in Sheffield on Thursday 9 May. The 36-year-old has been charged with the offence following a series of incidents between January and April this year. Wragg was remanded and appeared at
An investigation is underway following a fire at a property in Killamarsh in the early hours of this morning (Monday 13 May). Police attended Beech Crescent just after 4.35am this morning, and the fire is believed to have started from a car and spread to the building. Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service dealt with the
Councillor Jenny Flood has begun her term of office as Chesterfield’s 383rd Mayor, taking over the position as the borough’s civic head for the coming year. Councillor Flood was sworn in at Chesterfield Borough Council’s Annual Council Meeting on Wednesday 8 May, with a Civic Parade on Saturday 11 May. Councillor Flood’s friend and Community
A Derbyshire quarry could operate for an extra 12 years despite noise concerns in plans that have been sitting in limbo for more than six years. The plans, filed by Slinter Mining Company, would see Slinter Top Quarry, northwest of Cromford, extended by around six acres and operational for a further 12 years. Its plans